Giveaway+Discount Codes!

Whoa. Holidays are here huh! I'm swamped and developing the most lovely calluses on my hand from hammering out so many pieces! ;)

pretty nails+soft hands? Psh! Not here! ;) makes me envy people who make candles n creams as I'm sure their hands are soft as can be.

Anyway, mama (me) is stressed, I'll admit it.

It is mostly because I am trapped in a cubicle half the day -- wish I could set up a mini-shop with a drill, saw n bose speaker system in my cubicle to stay in the Mano y Metal groove but alas, creative time always has to wait until....

--I get home,

--feed the kid,

--help the kid with his homework

---hug the kid

- call my mother...

then just before I "should" wash the dishes I announce to the hubs that I have to work on orders! Muuu-haahaa!

Being swamped everyday with filling orders has worked out quite well as I am so busy that I have been able to avoid washing dishes, folding laundry and even cooking! Heehee!!!

"I mean, I can't! I'm swamped!"I yell over my shoulder as I slam the hammer on my steel block. He's been good too- hasn't protested the domestic load being tossed on him. Ha. Finally, a justifiable reason to avoid domestic duties besides my plain rejection of them! ;) I mean when faced with the decision of "sort socks" OR "make a pair of earrings" mama is always going to make something instead.

So, another reason I am blogging today other than relishing in what's left of my lunch hour before I return to the cubicle is: I have some GIVeAWaY + Sweet Discount codes sprinkled over the Internet that you might be interested in knowing about- since it is holiday madness season after all.

i definitely understand what you mean. i've been so busy making and shipping christmas orders that i'm even dreaming about them. it's nuts! and tonight as i was filing some metal down, all i could think about was how terrible my hands look, and how once the christmas rush is over i can't wait to be able to paint my nails again without having to worry about it chipping off in the first 20 minutes!

also, i hope you realize how lucky you are having a husband who shares the domestic responsibilities. my husband is home all day everyday and STILL doesn't do anything helpful and domestic! GRRRR!!!!!

@danielle- OMG YES! I cannot wait to treat myself to a manicure! My nails are a diaster, but i know its pointless to paint them now-- as like you said, they will chip in 20min! :) So funny how making pretty things (jewelry) has a flip side as it makes our nails unpretty. oh the irony! :D heehee- as for the hubs+domestic duties OH THAT HAS BEEN A JOURNEY, Uphill battle, etc.. the first 2 years I was losing my mind over him not picking up his dish after dinner! Now, he is much better, BUT believe me, it was NOT always like this--- but I can say that I am lucky lately considering he takes on the horrendous dishes+laundry too- but I clean the toilet so i think its fair! haha. xoxo!